Trade / Current Account
Employees stand next to a container ship at Ningbo port in Ningbo, Zhejiang province June 21, 2012. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
China posted much stronger-than-expected trade data for January as demand picked up at home and abroad, an encouraging start to 2017 for the world's largest trading nation even as Asia braces for a rise in U.S. protectionism under President Donald Trump.
A man walks past containers at a port in Shanghai, China, February 17, 2016. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
China's customs said on Friday that pressure on the country's exports is expected to ease at the start of the second quarter this year.
The headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) are illuminated with a giant euro sign at the start of the 'Luminale, light and building' event in Frankfurt, Germany, March 12, 2016. EUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo
For seven years, the United States has fought to keep the euro zone intact, urging European officials toward action and supporting international bailout programs to keep the 17-nation currency union from cracking apart.
